How to Copyright an Idea (US) Spring Valley NY

Enacted by the US Congress in 1790[1], copyright gives you the exclusive right to reproduce, sell and distribute your original material. Discover whether it is possible to protect your next million dollar idea and secure a copyright.

Follow these steps to register your book, manuscript, online work (websites), poetry, or other text. Be aware that under international copyright law you automatically own the copyright in any literary or creative work you make yourself. Registering your copyright makes it easier to prove you claim if your work is plagiarized.